My Journey Toward Justice, Part Two
Welcome or welcome back to part 2 of my journey toward justice. This is where I am sharing key moments and learnings from my personal path toward seeking God’s justice in our very unjust world. My next stop is a book called The Locust Effect by Gary Haugan and Victor...
My Journey Toward Justice, Part One
Greetings, my name is Andrew Fassett and I am the newest staff member at The Boston Faith and Justice Network. I am excited to be joining such a passionate, inspiring, and practical organization as BFJN. I thought a great way to introduce myself would be to share my...
Let’s Talk Climate Change: Sustainable Swaps
In our previous “Let’s Talk Climate Change” blog, we addressed some of the major issues with plastic and briefly touched on some solutions to implement into your everyday life. This blog is a follow up, and our goal is to provide our community with sustainable...
The Questions We Ask . . . . An Origin Story
Although many of us have probably read and reread the story of the Good Samaritan in Luke we might not have noticed its context. I mean it’s one of the most familiar stories of the Bible. And sometimes the more familiar a story is the more we tend to gloss over the...
Let’s Talk Climate Change: Plastics and Recycling
When talking about climate change, the most obvious and visible issue is plastic. Plastic is literally everywhere. Your shampoo, dish soap, toothbrush, clothing, food, and amazon packages all either contain or come packaged in plastic. The question is, what’s so bad...
A Reflection On My Time With BFJN
This past year interning for BFJN has been the most unexpected blessing. My start at BFJN was rather accidental. I had attended an event at Gordon College last spring that Elizabeth was speaking at. I went to hear about her experience as a lawyer and left with an...
Grateful Living
Thomas Merton (1915-1968), a Christian theologian who wrote in the twentieth century stated, “Gratitude is the heart of the solitary life, as it is the heart of the Christian life”. He taught that we as Christians can change the climates of our mind and shape it into...
Reflections on Micah Weekend with Highrock!
It’s been a little over two weeks since we had the privilege of leading a Micah experience with a middle school youth group from Highrock church. What an experience! We served and learned alongside this amazing group of middle-schoolers, high school leaders and some...
Let’s Talk Climate Change: Food
Welcome back to the second installment of BFJN’s “Let’s Talk Climate Change” blog series! In the last blog, I wrote about my own Christian conviction for climate justice. My prayer is that those words impacted you and sparked a care and curiosity for the earth. So...
Let’s Talk Climate Change: My Christian Conviction
Greetings, Boston Faith and Justice Network! As we enter into the second half of the year, we also enter into a new focus area for BFJN: Climate Change. Over the coming months, we hope to learn alongside you with the goal of becoming better stewards of this planet and...